Lhünzê County
[3] During the Tibetan Empire period, this area was ruled by Nyal (gnyal), a stong-sde (lit.During the Yuan Dynasty, Qayü and Lhatruk were united to establish the Drupa Myriarch (gru-pa khri-skor).The altitude of the middle and upper reaches of the mountains is between 3,900 and 4,300 meters, with wide river beaches and grasslands.Deeply formed valleys, there are Lhünzê River, Xiongqu, Luoluoqu, Jiaboqu, Yumenqu, Jijiaqu and other rivers, 65 large and small lakes, with a total area of 33 square kilometers, and groundwater reserves of more than 50 million cubic meters.[10] In 2018, the Chinese government launched large-scale investments into mining precious metals like gold and silver from the region.